I had a movie and dinner date the other day. I feasted on caprese salad and tender rib steak watching Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift’s characters fall in love in the 1951 black and white classic, A Place in the Sun.
The plot thickened...

I read once a great line about driving: If everyone on the road did what is expected of them, there would be no crashes.
There’s a lot of truth to the statement, particularly after you correct for the original author’s misuse of the...

DETROIT — Computers that control cars of the future can be considered drivers just like humans, the federal government’s highway safety agency has decided.
The redefinition of “driver” by the National Highway Traffic Safety...Read More

For all Canadian car drivers, changing tires two times a year has almost become second nature.
But what not every one of them knows is that winterizing a car means much more than putting winter tires on.Read More

As an auto-writer, the arrival of winter in November typically signals the onset of columns, features and pieces related to finger-waving, pushing the importance of winter tires, talking about slowing down, and reminding motorists that appropriate...Read More

PALO ALTO, California — Autonomous driving is the latest ‘big thing’ in the automotive realm.
German, Japanese and domestic manufacturers have all exhibited vehicles that drive without human participation.
Mercedes has...Read More

Cape Breton Regional Police say a 15-year-old girl sustained life-threatening injuries and several others were injured in a vehicle rollover near Mira Gut.
Staff Sgt. Ken O’Neill said police responded to the rollover just before midnight on Friday...Read More

WASHINGTON -- Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Takata Corp. has agreed to declare 33.8 million air bags defective, a move that will double the number of cars and trucks included in what is now the largest auto recall in U.S. history...Read More

With the start of spring, more road trips are just around the corner. Here are five tips to make the end of a road trip as safe as the beginning:
1. No matter what, focus on the path: Your hands and feet will go where your eyes are telling them,...Read More

RUCKERSVILLE, VIRGINIA — I’m standing on a metal bridge in the heart of the Vehicle Research Center for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and it’s about to get very loud.
An overhead speaker announces the countdown....Read More

SYDNEY — Dawn Gouthro was in one of 14 vehicles caught in a pileup on Union Highway in River Ryan at about 3 p.m. Sunday, and she is upset at having to pay $160 to get her truck out of the towing compound Monday.
Her vehicle wasn’t in a collision,...Read More

SYDNEY — Cape Breton Regional Police say they received a report Friday of a young child spotted standing in the front seat of a moving vehicle in Sydney.
Although police were unable to track down the driver, the incident raises concern over...Read More

Baby, it’s cold outside. Colder than a well-digger’s knee, as my pappy still says.
Whatever the analogy, a Canadian winter is murder on just about all of us.
Imagine what it’s like on your car, especially since our expectations...Read More

Antilock Braking Systems (ABS), Electronic Traction Control (ETC)and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) have been mandatory on all new passenger vehicles sold here since September 2011.
These systems automatically intervene to help drivers retain...Read More

Have you ever seen a weird warning on some product and wondered why it was there?
“Do not place vacuum nozzle over eye,” or “Hot liquid — do not hold between thighs.”
The best was on a commercial for a video game,...Read More